The magnetic map of hatchling loggerhead sea turtles

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 336-342

  Lohmann, Kenneth J ^a   Putman, Nathan F ^a   Lohmann, Catherine M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ASSOCIATION; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; GEOGRAPHY; HATCHLING; LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC MAP; NONHUMAN; POPULATION MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; SWIMMING; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CUES; EARTH (PLANET); MAGNETIC FIELDS; ORIENTATION; TURTLES;

EID: 84860364511     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2011.11.005     Document Type: Review

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